Alabama · Census place 63336
Rainsville city, AL
Quick answer
Rainsville city has 5,613 residents, ranking #109 of 593 places in Alabama. Median household income is $64,140, the median home is worth $207,800 and median gross rent runs $647 a month.
- Population
- 5,613Rainsville city residents
- Median household income
- $64,140Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $207,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $647Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 46.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 84.5%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Rainsville city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Rainsville city median would spend about 12.1% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 15.7% of residents and 84.5% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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